David Robb

University of Auckland

Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management

Dept of Information Systems and Operations Manage

Private Bag 92019

Auckland, 1142

New Zealand

http://www.business.auckland.ac.nz/people/d-robb

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Cold Chain Optimisation Models: A Systematic Literature Review

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Oct 2023
Param Iyer and David Robb
University of Auckland Business School and University of Auckland
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Supply Chain Management, temperature-controlled logistics, temperature-sensitive perishables, cold chain optimization model components, cold chain distribution network

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Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management in China: A Survey of State-, Collective-, and Privately-Owned Enterprises

European Management Journal, 18, 6, 2000, 577-589
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 12 Mar 2013
David F. Pyke, David Robb and John Farley
School of Business Administration, University of San Diego, University of Auckland and Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business
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Supply Chain Management, China, Manufacturing Strategy

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Real-time Labour Allocation in Grocery Stores: A Simulation-Based Approach

The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series, Decision Support Systems, 124, 113095.DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2019.113095.
Posted: 05 Apr 2024 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2024
Shandong Mou and David Robb
University of Auckland and University of Auckland

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Real-time labour allocation, Workforce flexibility, Retail operations, Cross-training

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Quality disclosure strategy in a decentralized supply chain with consumer returns

The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series, International Transactions in Operational Research, 27(4), 2139-2156. DOI: 10.1111/itor.12723.
Posted: 05 Apr 2024
Tiaojun Xiao, Yunlong Chen, David Robb and Zhangwei Feng
Nanjing University, Nanjing University - State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, University of Auckland and Nanjing University

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supply chain management, consumer returns for new products, quality disclosure, returns policy, game theory

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An analytical model to characterize consumption and wastage of fresh fruit and vegetables in households

The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series, European Journal of Operational Research, 300(1), 151-163. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2021.07.024.
Posted: 05 Apr 2024
Subhamoy Ganguly and David Robb
University of Auckland Business School and University of Auckland

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Inventory, Food waste, Households, Modeling

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Used product acquisition, sorting and disposition for circular supply chains: Literature review and research directions

The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series, International Journal of Production Economics, 108844. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2023.108844.
Posted: 05 Apr 2024
Lahiru Gunasekara, David Robb and Abraham Zhang
University of Auckland Business School, University of Auckland and University of Stirling

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Product take-back, Returns management, Circular economy, Circular supply chain, Closed loop supply chain, Literature review

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An Analytical Model to Characterize Consumption and Wastage of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables in Household

The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper, Forthcoming, European Journal of Operational Research, 300(1), 151–163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2021.07.024
Posted: 03 Apr 2023
Subhamoy Ganguly and David Robb
University of Auckland Business School and University of Auckland

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Inventory, Food waste, Households, Modeling

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Service Failure, Recovery and Improvement: The Case of a Chinese Restaurant

International Journal of Services and Operations Management, Vol.4, No.2 (January 2008), pp.218-242. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSOM.2008.016612, The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series
Posted: 01 Nov 2021
Zheng Cao, David Robb and Qiang Lu
The University of Auckland, University of Auckland and Harbin Institute of Technology

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service failure, service recovery, process improvement, Chinese restaurants, opportunity costs, customer input

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Digitalization and Omnichannel Retailing: Innovative or Approaches for Retail Operations

European Journal of Operational Research, 3pp. (May 2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2021.04.049, The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series
Posted: 01 Nov 2021
Alexander Hübner, Pedro Amorim, Jan C. Fransoo, Dorothee Honhon, Heinrich Kuhn, Victor Martinez-de-Albeniz and David Robb
Technische Universität München (TUM), Universidade do Porto, Tilburg University - Tilburg University School of Economics and Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt - Department of Operations, IESE Business School - University of Navarra and University of Auckland

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An Analytical Model to Characterise Consumption and Wastage of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables in Households

European Journal of Operational Research (July 2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2021.07.024, The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series
Posted: 01 Nov 2021
Subhamoy Ganguly and David Robb
University of Auckland Business School and University of Auckland

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Inventory, Food waste, Households, Modeling

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Environmentally Responsible Closed-Loop Supply Chain Models with Outsourcing and Authorization Options

Journal of Cleaner Production, 278, 123791. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123791, The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series
Posted: 01 Nov 2021
Zhangwei Feng, Tiaojun Xiao and David Robb
Nanjing University, Nanjing University and University of Auckland

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Closed-loop supply chain management, Third-party remanufacturing mode, Green consumption, Environmentally responsible behavior, Game theory

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Real-Time Labour Allocation in Grocery Stores: A Simulation-based Approach

Decision Support Systems, Vol.124 (September 2019), 113905, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2019.113095, The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series
Posted: 01 Nov 2021
Shandong Mou and David Robb
University of Auckland and University of Auckland

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Real-time labour allocation, Workforce flexibility, Retail operations, Cross-training

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Retail Store Operations: Literature Review and Research Directions

European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 265, No.2 (2018), pp. 399-422. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.07.003, The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series
Posted: 01 Nov 2021
Shandong Mou, David Robb and Nicole DeHoratius
University of Auckland, University of Auckland and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Retailing, Store operations, Retail store execution, Literature review, Research directions

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Accident Rates and the Impact of Daylight Saving Time Transitions

Accident Analysis & Prevention, Vol.111 (February 2018), pp.193-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2017.11.029, The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series
Posted: 01 Nov 2021
David Robb and Thomas Barnes
University of Auckland and Railway Station Apartments

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Daylight saving time, Road accidents, Work accidents, Falls, Anticipatory effects, Day of week effects, Holiday effects

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Geographical Influences on Chinese Inventory: An Exploratory Study

International Journal of Inventory Research, Vol.2, No.3 (2014), pp.145-173. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIR.2014.069187, The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series
Posted: 01 Nov 2021
Richard K. Lai, Z. Justin Ren and David Robb
The Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Boston University Questrom School of Business and University of Auckland

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inventory turns, China, operations management, economic geography, variance component analysis, VCA, geographical location, inventory levels, inventory management

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Recharge and Consolidation Decisions for Stored Value Cards with an Application to Beijing Public Transit

Journal of Operational Research, Vol.65, No. 10 (October 2014), pp.1511-1521. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2013.107, The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series
Posted: 01 Nov 2021
David Robb and Yang Yang
University of Auckland and ExxonMobil (China) Investment Company Limited

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public transport, inventory control, Joint replenishment, card consolidation, personal operational research, purchasing behaviour, implied value of time

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Analysis and Management of Periodic Review, Order-Up-To Level Inventory Systems with Order Crossover

Production and Operations Management, 23(5), 762-772. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.12072 , The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series
Posted: 01 Nov 2021
Diane Bischak, David Robb, Edward Silver and Joseph Blackburn
University of Calgary - Haskayne School of Business, University of Auckland, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Vanderbilt University - Operations Management

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Decision Support for Lead Time and Demand Variability Reduction

OMEGA: International Journal of Management Science, Vol.41, No.2 (April 2013), pp.390-396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2012.03.005, The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series
Posted: 01 Nov 2021
Xin Fang, Cheng Zhang, David Robb and Joseph Blackburn
Carnegie Mellon University - David A. Tepper School of Business, Fudan University, School of Management, University of Auckland and Vanderbilt University - Operations Management

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Supply chain management, Inventory, Decision analysis, Lead time, Marginal value

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Inventory in Mainland China: Historical, Industry, and Geographic Perspectives

International Journal of Production Economics, Vol.135, No.1 (January 2012), pp.440-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.08.020, The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series
Posted: 01 Nov 2021
David Robb, Fei Liu, Richard K. Lai and Z. Justin Ren
University of Auckland, Sinochem Oil Guangdong Corporation Ltd, The Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania and Boston University Questrom School of Business

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Inventory, China, Empirics in Operations Management, Economic Geography, Industry Effects, Multivariate Regression

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An In-Class Competition Introducing Inventory Management Concepts

INFORMS Transactions on Education, Vol. 10, No.3 (May 2010), pp.122-125. https://doi.org/10.1287/ited.1100.0049, The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series
Posted: 01 Nov 2021
David Robb, M. Eric Johnson and Edward Silver
University of Auckland, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Inventory Performance Under Pack Size Constraints and Spatially-Correlated Demand

International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 117, No.2 (February 2009), pp.330-337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2008.11.006 , The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series
Posted: 29 Oct 2021
Xi Steven Yan, David Robb and Edward Silver
SCA Hygiene Australasia, University of Auckland and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Supply Chain Management, Pack Size, Distribution, Correlated demand, Bullwhip effect

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Supply Chain and Operations Practice and Performance in Chinese Furniture Manufacturing

International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 112, No.2 (April 2008), pp.683-699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2007.04.011, The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series
Posted: 27 Oct 2021
David Robb, Bin Xie and Tiru S Arthanari
University of Auckland, Tsinghua University and University of Auckland Business School

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Chinese manufacturing, Supply chain management, Manufacturing strategy, Inventory, Customer and supplier relationships, Enterprise software, Structural equation modelling

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Some Insights Regarding the Optimal Reorder Period in Periodic Review Inventory Systems

International Journal of Production Economics, Vol.112, No.1 (March 2008), pp.354-366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2007.03.014, The University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series
Posted: 27 Oct 2021
Edward Silver and David Robb
affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Auckland

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Inventory, Periodic review, Stochastic leadtimes, Normal distribution, Gamma distribution

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Assessing Forecast Model Performance in an ERP Environment

Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 108, No. 5, pp. 677-697, 2008
Posted: 24 Aug 2008
Peter Catt, Robert H. Barbour and David Robb
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Auckland

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Enterprise resource planning, Demand forecasting, Forecast error